Magic City Morning Star: IRS Renews E-mail Alert Following New Scams
Magic City Morning Star: IRS Renews E-mail Alert Following New Scams: "AUGUSTA -- Following a recent increase in scam e-mails, the Internal Revenue Service reminded taxpayers to be on the lookout for bogus e-mails claiming to be from the tax agency.
The IRS saw an increase in complaints in recent weeks about these e-mails, which are designed to trick the recipients into disclosing personal and financial information that could be used to steal the recipients� identity and financial assets.
�The IRS does not send out unsolicited e-mails asking for personal information,� said IRS Commissioner Mark W. Everson. �Don�t be taken in by these criminals.�
The IRS has seen a recent increase in these scams. Since November, 99 different scams have been identified, with 20 of those coming in June � the most since 40 were identified in March during the height of the filing season.
Many of these schemes originate outside the United States. To date, investigations by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration have identified sites hosting more than two dozen IRS-related phishing scams. These scam Web sites have been located in many different countries, including Argentina, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Canada, Chile, China, England, Germany, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Poland, Singapore and Slovakia, as well as the United States."
The IRS saw an increase in complaints in recent weeks about these e-mails, which are designed to trick the recipients into disclosing personal and financial information that could be used to steal the recipients� identity and financial assets.
�The IRS does not send out unsolicited e-mails asking for personal information,� said IRS Commissioner Mark W. Everson. �Don�t be taken in by these criminals.�
The IRS has seen a recent increase in these scams. Since November, 99 different scams have been identified, with 20 of those coming in June � the most since 40 were identified in March during the height of the filing season.
Many of these schemes originate outside the United States. To date, investigations by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration have identified sites hosting more than two dozen IRS-related phishing scams. These scam Web sites have been located in many different countries, including Argentina, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Canada, Chile, China, England, Germany, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Poland, Singapore and Slovakia, as well as the United States."
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